Big Call from Rafferty After Stojanovski Check-Raises River
From under the gun, Tom Rafferty raised to 46,000. Action folded all the way around to Peco Stojanovski in the big blind and he made the call to see a flop.
The flop came down 
and Stojanovski checked. Rafferty fired 71,000 as his continuation bet and Stojanovski snap-called.
The turn card was the 
and Stojanovski checked. Rafferty checked behind. The 
then fell on the river, pairing the board. Stojanovski checked and Rafferty thought for a solid minute before firing 125,000. He had 320,000 behind and Stojanovski was thinking. Eventually, Stojanovski asked Rafferty if he wanted a call. Then Stojanovski said, "Make it 350," to the shock of the table.
Rafferty was drawn back by the raise and began talking to himself. He was questioning whether Stojanovski would really check a flush on the river. He also brought up the possibility of nine-seven for a straight. He finally shoved the chips in and Stojanovski tapped the table before turning over the 
for just aces and fives. Rafferty revealed the 
and a better two pair and won the pot.
Rafferty moved to over a million in chips with this solid call while Stojanovski dropped back to 1.14 million.